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Analytic Dreamz: Notorious Mass Effect
"GABITO BALLESTEROS, NATANEAL CANO, & LUIS R CONRIQUEZ - PRESIDENTE"

Analytic Dreamz: Notorious Mass Effect

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 6:10


Linktree: https://linktr.ee/Analytic Estrella en Ascenso Gabito Ballesteros - Analytic DreamzEn este segmento de Notorious Mass Effect, Analytic Dreamz explora el ascenso del cantante y compositor mexicano Gabito Ballesteros. Aquí te contamos:Quién es Gabito: Desde su nacimiento en Cumpas, Sonora, hasta su influencia musical.Carrera Musical: Desde sus inicios con la guitarra hasta éxitos como "AMG" con Natanael Cano y Peso Pluma.Colaboraciones y Éxitos: Análisis de sus hits y colaboraciones clave.Reconocimientos: Su nombramiento por Billboard y su acuerdo con Warner Chappell.Próximo Álbum y Tour: Detalles sobre The GB y sus fechas de gira en 2024.Eventos Especiales: Su actuación con Peso Pluma y Belinda, y el sencillo "Presidente".Cómo Seguirlo: Dónde encontrar actualizaciones sobre Gabito.Únete a Analytic Dreamz para conocer más sobre Gabito Ballesteros en este segmento de Notorious Mass Effect.Rising Star Gabito Ballesteros - Analytic DreamzIn this segment of Notorious Mass Effect, Analytic Dreamz explores the meteoric rise of Mexican singer-songwriter Gabito Ballesteros, a name becoming synonymous with the fresh wave of Corridos Tumbados. Here's what the segment covers:Introduction to Gabito Ballesteros: Who is Gabito Ballesteros? Learn about his background, from his birth in Cumpas, Sonora, to his early musical influences shaped by both traditional mariachi and modern beats.Musical Journey: Trace Gabito's path from learning guitar at eight years old to his significant achievements in the music industry, including his collaboration on "AMG," which not only hit the Billboard Hot 100 but also topped the Hot Latin Songs chart.Impactful Singles and Collaborations: Dive into the stories behind hits like “El Chaman,” “El Sereno,” and “La Bolsa Gucci,” and discuss his collaborations with artists like Natanael Cano, Peso Pluma, and Junior H., showcasing his versatility and appeal in the music scene.Recognition and Growth: Gabito's ascent was marked by his recognition as Latin Artist on the Rise by Billboard and his recent publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music, highlighting his growing influence in the genre.Upcoming Projects: Get the scoop on Gabito's new album The GB, set for release on May 23, 2024, with a focus on the key track “La Niña” featuring Kenia OS. Discuss the significance of this album in his career trajectory.2024 Tour Overview: Analytic Dreamz will outline Gabito's tour schedule, from his performance in El Cajon, CA, to Los Angeles, CA, providing listeners with insights on where they can catch him live.Special Events and Collaborations: Highlight his upcoming performances with Peso Pluma and Belinda, and delve into his latest single "Presidente," released on October 21, 2024, with Natanael Cano, Luis R, and Neton Vega.Where to Follow Gabito: Tips on how fans can stay updated with Gabito Ballesteros's music releases, live performances, and more through social media and music platforms.Join Analytic Dreamz as we unpack the world of Gabito Ballesteros, understanding not just the music but the man behind the melodies in this comprehensive segment of Notorious Mass Effect.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/analytic-dreamz-notorious-mass-effect/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Press Play with Madeleine Brand
How much will 2028 Olympic Games cost LA?

Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 53:56


Mayor Karen Bass returned from Paris to LA on Monday, bringing the official Olympic flag with her. She talks about preparing LA for the 2028 Games and what it will mean for homelessness.  The epicenter of Monday’s 4.4 magnitude earthquake was in El Sereno on the Puente Hills fault system. While it's not as famous as the San Andreas fault, it could be more dangerous.   The documentary “Sugarcane” reveals the painful history of Catholic-run boarding schools in the U.S. and Canada, where thousands of Native children suffered horrific abuse. Many psychedelic mushroom edibles don't contain the active ingredient psilocybin, and have potentially harmful or illegal compounds, a recent LA Times investigation found. 

SGV Master Key Podcast
Cynthia Duarte - From influencer to advocate

SGV Master Key Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 51:13


Cynthia Duarte grew up in El Sereno and currently resides in Covina. She works for the San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity, a non-profit organization with locations in Pasadena, Monrovia, and Duarte. Cynthia's journey with the organization began as a participant in a welfare-to-work program. Starting as a volunteer, she has advanced through various roles over the past five years, from office volunteer to her current position as Marketing Specialist.Cynthia's personal background includes growing up as a light-skinned Latina in a predominantly Mexican community. She attended the University of La Verne and, shortly after graduating, married and started a family. Tragically, she lost her first-born son shortly after his birth but went on to have two daughters by the time she was 25. Initially a stay-at-home mom, Cynthia began blogging in 2011, becoming part of the early wave of social media influencers. However, following the end of her marriage in 2018, she transitioned to a traditional 9-to-5 job to support her family as a single mother. This transition led her to San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity.San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity, where Cynthia currently works, has been serving the community for 34 years. The organization focuses on building homes, promoting affordable homeownership, providing low-income families with home preservation assistance, and reselling donated items at its ReStores to benefit the public.Website: sgvhabitat.orgWork Instagram: @sgvhabitatReStores Instagram: @sgvrestoresPersonal Instagram: @kindasillymommy___________________Music CreditsIntroLike it Loud, Dyalla, YouTube Audio LibraryStingerScarlet Fire (Sting), Otis McDonald, YouTube Audio LibraryOutroIndecision, Dyalla, YouTube Audio Library__________________My SGV Podcast:Website: www.mysgv.netNewsletter: Beyond the MicPatreon: MySGV Podcastinfo@sgvmasterkey.com

Tamarindo
Latina Leaders in Food Equity

Tamarindo

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 37:52


On this episode we talk about Food Equity with Latina leaders who are committed to making healthy food accessible to all communities here in Los Angeles. You'll learn about the LA Food Policy Council and the creative ways this organization cultivates a diverse network of change makers from across our food system, from farm to fork and beyond, and this work is important to equity.  This panel conversation includes: Alba Velasquez who leads the Los Angeles Food Policy Council as the Executive Director, Erika Crenshaw, Co-Owner of El Sereno Greengrocer, a one year old corner shop in El Sereno, in Northeast LA and Jocelyn Ramirez, a Plant-Forward Chef whose product line of seasoning is sold at El Sereno Greengrocer. Tamarindo is a lighthearted show hosted by Brenda Gonzalez and Delsy Sandoval talking about politics, culture, and self-development. We're here to uplift our community through powerful conversations with changemakers, creatives, and healers. Join us as we delve into discussions on race, gender, representation, and life! You can get in touch with us at www.tamarindopodcast.com Brenda Gonzalez and Delsy Sandoval are executive producers of Tamarindo podcast with production support by Karina Riveroll of Sonoro Media. Clivia Torres edits our YouTube episodes. Jeff Ricards produced our theme song. If you want to support our work, please rate and review our show here.  SUPPORT OUR SHOW Contribute to the show: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/tamarindopodcast1 Follow Tamarindo on instagram @tamarindopodcast and on twitter at @tamarindocast .  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What The Hal?
218: In Depth: Habitat for Humanity, Nicolas Junior High tiny homes

What The Hal?

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2024 22:50


The CEO for Habitat for Humanity in the San Gabriel Valley joins Hal to talk about their new project to buy and rehabilitate homes in the El Sereno area. Then, hear about the recent project at Nicolas Junior High, which allows woodshop students to participate in the building of a tiny house.

SGV Connect
SGV Connect 124: Reclaimers and Rick Cole

SGV Connect

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2024 82:27


This week's SGV Connect continues our theme of focusing in on various areas of the SGV for our podcast episodes by looking at the Greater Pasadena area. First, Damien and Chris traveled to El Sereno to meet with some of the Reclaimers, unhoused residents of El Sereno who moved into Caltrans owned properties during the pandemic. Benito, Sandra and Fanny return to SGV Connect (their first appearance can be found here) to advocate for affordable housing and community spaces, discuss the ongoing eviction battle between Caltrans and the Reclaimers. Personal stories and experiences are shared, emphasizing the need for accountability and justice from those in power: especially Caltrans, the county's homeless services provider, and Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin DeLeon. A transcript of their discussion can be found here. This discussion references the Roberti Act, passed in the 1970's to guide Caltrans on how to manage and eventually sell these properties. A good description of Roberti can be found in this article about the competing vision between the Reclaimers and DeLeon for El Sereno. Rick Cole has been a regular commenter at Streetsblog and Santa Monica Next for years. After his election to the Pasadena City Council in March, we reached back out to him to discuss the need to improve Pasadena's transportation infrastructure and engage the community in a more inclusive and proactive approach to address gentrification. Cole emphasized the importance of prioritizing safety, affordability, and alternatives to car use, and the need for a more inclusive approach to urban planning, involving the public in decision-making processes. A transcript of their discussion can be found here.   SGV Connect is supported by Foothill Transit, offering car-free travel throughout the San Gabriel Valley with connections to the new Gold Line Stations across the Foothills and Commuter Express lines traveling into the heart of downtown L.A. To plan your trip, visit Foothill Transit. “Foothill Transit. Going Good Places.”

The LA Report
New Life For Vacant Homes In El Sereno, Former LA Sheriff Alleges Defamation & Olvera Street Fixture Faces Eviction — The A.M. Edition

The LA Report

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024 6:55


Boarded-up houses in El Sereno are to be rehabbed for low-income buyers. Alex Villanueva set to sue LA County for alleged damage to his reputation. A decades-old donkey cart attraction in DTLA could close over a contract issue. Support The L.A. Report by donating at LAist.com/join and by visiting https://laist.com.  Support the show: https://laist.com

A Toast To Life Podcast
Joey Abril | Owner of El Arabachi, Facing death on halloween, Plants over pills | Ep.148

A Toast To Life Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024 73:22


El Sereno native, Joey Abril, owner of El Arabachi who was also an actor stopped by the show to share his story on his upbringing , acting career and how he prefers plant remedies over any pharmaceuticals recommendations. Topics and conversations that can help ones thinking if they are ready to receive the message . Support the show

Latino USA
Reclaiming Our Homes

Latino USA

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2024 42:20


On March 14th, 2020, Martha Escudero and her two daughters became the first family to occupy one of over a hundred vacant homes in El Sereno, Los Angeles. Some people call them squatters, but they call themselves the Reclaimers. The Reclaimers are occupying houses that belong to the California Department of Transportation, who planned to demolish them to build a freeway through this largely Latinx and immigrant neighborhood. This is the story of one of these houses, and its residents, past and present, who have fought to make it their home. This episode originally aired in November 2020.

Daytoday
Vuelve el sereno

Daytoday

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2023 14:07


Capítulo 2034 del 18 dic 2023 Aunque no es la primera ciudad que lo implanta, a raíz de una noticia donde en Sevilla van a haber una prueba con un grupo de personas ejerciendo de sereno, quiero traer mi opinión sobre lo que me parece una gran idea. El rincón de Josete Únete al grupo de telegram del podcast en t.me/daytodaypod. Usa el enlace de afiliado de Amazon para ayudar a mantener el podcast. Soy miembro de la Asociación Podcast. Si te registras y usas el codigo SP7F21 tendrás 5€ de descuento el primer año. https://www.asociacionpodcast.es/registrarse/socio/?coupon=SP7F21 Date de alta en Curve con este código y conseguiremos 5£: DO6QR47E Ya sabéis que podéis escribirme a @spascual, spascual@spascual.es el resto de métodos de contacto en https://spascual.es/contacto.

CLM Activa Radio
DAY TODAY 18-12-2023 Vuelve el sereno

CLM Activa Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2023 14:06


Aunque no es la primera ciudad que lo implanta, a raíz de una noticia donde en Sevilla van a haber una prueba con un grupo de personas ejerciendo de sereno, quiero traer mi opinión sobre lo que me parece una gran idea.

How To LA
The 'Outrageous' Impact Of LAUSD's Process For Counting Students

How To LA

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2023 11:24


#180: Even if you are not a parent in the Los Angeles Unified School District, you are probably aware of its size and the challenges of managing a system of 14-hundred schools and 400,000 students from Sylmar to San Pedro, from Westwood to El Sereno. In many respects it's like managing a small country. Now imagine having to configure EVERY classroom… EVERY year… for EVERY school based on an EXPECTATION that a certain number of students show up on the first day of school. You're hiring teachers and staff to support the students, balancing the number of kids in each class and juggling whole bunch of other stuff. Then at the start of the school year, some of these students don't come. And everything needs to change.Sounds like a logistical headache, right? Well, it's a process that continues to plague LAUSD every year. It's called "Norm Day" and we'll get into how it works…what's at stake …and what one school is doing about it.  Guest: Mariana Dale LAist K-12 Education Reporter 

Amiga, Handle Your Shit
Only Massive Risks Bring Big Rewards with Lucy Thompson-Ramirez

Amiga, Handle Your Shit

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 27:11


People say, "Do what you love, and you'll never work a day." For some entrepreneurs, it's even bigger than that; realizing their business is their true purpose feels like throwing a party every day. In this episode, Lucy Thompson-Ramirez joins us to talk about entrepreneurship, hard work, courage, and the rewarding sensation of leaving imposter syndrome behind and chasing our dreams. Lucy is the Co-owner of Pez Cantina, a restaurant that combines Lucy's Mexican culinary roots with her husband Bret's refined chef skills. Daughter of Mexican immigrants, her mom a factory worker and her dad a welder by trade, Lucy tried the academic route and got a Bachelor's degree in Sociology. While studying, Lucy discovered she was good at running a business, so right after she graduated from college, she made a life-changing decision. Throughout our conversation, you'll hear about Lucy's upbringing, her parents' influence and support, and how she started in business. You'll also hear about her time in the fashion industry, her first steps in the restaurant business, her decision to go after her dreams and ignore her imposter syndrome, and much more. Tune in to Episode 156 of Amiga, Handle Your Shit, listen to Lucy's story, and you'll probably discover that that big decision you want to make isn't as scary as it looks. In This Episode, You Will Learn:About Lucy's background and upbringing in El Sereno (3:50)Why Lucy decided to study Sociology (7:00)Lucy's first steps in entrepreneurship (13:00)Lucy talks about the birth of Pez Cantina (14:20)Throwing a party every day (22:00)Connect with Lucy:LinkedInVisit Pez Cantina's websitePez Cantina InstagramPez Cantina YouTube channelPez Cantina FacebookLet's Connect!WebsiteFacebookInstagramLinkedInJackie Tapia Arbonne website Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greater LA
El Sereno GreenGrocer honors the tradition of tienditas

Greater LA

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2023 24:16


Two El Sereno residents opened a market to give their neighbors access to affordable and healthy food, plus a sense of community. For just 12 days, Hadestown is returning to Los Angeles – the city where two producers began to develop the original album into a hit musical. Jordan Brandman was a former Anaheim City Council member who resigned amid scandal and eventually became a whistleblower. He died over the weekend.

On Air With Ryan Seacrest
HOMETOWN HUSTLER- El Sereno Green Grocer

On Air With Ryan Seacrest

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2023 6:31 Transcription Available


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A Toast To Life Podcast
L.A EYEKON | Proffesional Sh*t Talker, The Foo Community, Homeless as a teenager, dealing with anxiety

A Toast To Life Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2023 81:22


A El Sereno, CA native, L.A EYEKON shares his journey in life from being homeless as a teenager, being a rapper, being a teenage Dad at 16 years old to now being a professional film and photographer and a professional sh*t talker on The Foo community, No Jumper and director on Indictedv.Support the show

A Toast To Life Podcast
J.J Soria | Importance of SELF-DIALOGUE,Latino Actor in Hollywood,Netflix series, Smile through pain

A Toast To Life Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2023 80:15


J.J Soria, a Latino actor from El Sereno, CA came to share his story on his journey in becoming an actor.  Success is about how we maneuver our life when everything is against us. J.J speaks on growing up without a father, getting his face nearly ripped off by his dog, suffering a head injury to now being a 20 year actor who is on a mission to help motivate and inspire others that may have doubt in their ability to accomplish big dreams.Support the show

#BTSPodcast
#55: Dignity & Autonomy in Housing with Sua Hernandez of El Sereno Community Land Trust

#BTSPodcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2023 58:27


Sua Hernandez is the Director of Housing Resilience & Executive Administrator at El Sereno Community Land Trust. She's been working in affordable housing since the late 90s and is an alumni of Occidental College, with a BA in urban and environmental policy. We talk about differences between co-ops, land trusts, and a community development corporation. Sua shares some of the questions ESCLT staff asks themselves to establish and maintain a culture of dignity and autonomy, and why that's important. Learn more about Community Land Trusts:  https://www.shareable.net/infographic-the-why-how-of-community-land-trusts/ https://groundedsolutions.org/strengthening-neighborhoods/community-land-trusts  Follow El Sereno Community Land Trust on IG: https://www.instagram.com/elserenocommunitylandtrust/  Follow El Sereno Community Land Trust on Twitter: https://twitter.com/land_elsereno  Here's some of the readings Sua mentioned, use these affiliate links that will support independent bookstores & this podcast:  Howards End: https://bookshop.org/a/9735/9780141182131 Kuxlejal Politics: Indigenous Autonomy, Race, and Decolonizing Research in Zapatista Communities: https://bookshop.org/a/9735/9781477314470  Support via Spotify/Anchor at just .99c/month: anchor.fm/btspodcast  Sign up for Rakuten & get cash back on tons of purchases: https://www.rakuten.com/r/LYNAEM19 Book your next hotel stay using HotelTonight & save: LCOOK61 Follow on IG: @btsthepodcast  Follow me on IG & TW: @lynaecook  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/btspodcast/support

Jesse Lee Peterson Radio Show
(7/25/23), TUE, Hour 3 GUEST HOST: Calls on neighborhoods; Detroit break-in (2014)

Jesse Lee Peterson Radio Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2023 60:00


CALLERS: Al in Detroit, MI: Kids playing chicken, white man Steve Utash beaten in 2014, kids not working… Johnny in SD, orig from El Sereno, CA (next to Alhambra)... Tyler in CA people live past 100… Joe in TX (1st-timer) asks about MTG, Elder, Biden's mind… REPLAY 4/14/14 hr1 JLP: Detroit break-in shooting of teen (29-min)... 

Finding Founders
From Drive By Shootings to a Chicano Social Movements- #166: Raul Baltazar | Creators

Finding Founders

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2023 47:15


 A few inches down and he would have been dead in the front seat of his mom's Mitsubishi. Yet as Raul weaved in and out of traffic towards his future, untouched and laughing, it seemed like it was just another day in 1990s Los Angeles. Flash forward to the present and Raul Baltazar is still in LA, now an established painter and performance artist working to understand the experiences of Mestizo and Mesoamerican Indigenous communities. With exhibitions held in LA, Mexico, Taiwan, Vienna, and Australia, Baltazar's exploration of post colonialism and trauma responses has earned him international acclaim over the past decade. But before he ever went to art school or joined a drag show at the navy, Raul first found his love for art in his hometown. Whether he was going to school or merely walking with his friends, El Sereno's Chicano murals stood out from every wall, telling a story of past resistance…

Dancng Sobr Podcast
Albert Reyes - Artist - DANCNG SOBR

Dancng Sobr Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2023 116:37


Albert Reyes was born in the Los Angeles suburb of Panorama City in 1971 and grew up in the working class neighborhood of El Sereno. Having been known to create artwork out of anything from what he has in his pockets to whatever he can find walking through his neighborhood. He has also shown in a gallery along with a painting by Picasso. These same strange dualities and juxtapositions are highly prevalent in his work, which tackles both conceptual and graffiti art. Recognized for his ubiquitous “GIVE “ tag, Albert has a distinctive artistic approach inspired not only by street art, comic books, and American pop culture; but also by contemporary and classical “high art “. Many of his drawings and illustrations incorporate everything from icons of corporate America to Hollywood stars to mass media to politics to consumerism. His goals are simple: make a living as an artist and use his talent to make a positive impact on people's lives.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Please SUBSCRIBE, LIKE and COMMENT!Share with your friends.Thank you for listening.Donate through VENMO: @DANCNGSOBR Find Albert Reyes at:Instagram: @thealbertreyes ----my LINKS:Merch: http://rafa.LA​​​​​​​​​​​​​​/shopMy photography: http://rafa.LA​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Recorded at Espacio 1839https://www.espacio1839.com_____Recorded on TASCAM Mixcast and Mics*************************************Suicide prevention:Dial: 988, for Suicide and Crisis LifelineOnline visit: https://988lifeline.orgSubstance Abuse and Mental HealthSAMHSA National Helpline: 1-800-662-4357Online visit: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/nati...*************************************

SGV Connect
SGV Connect 111: Putting the Reclaiming Movement Into a Larger Context

SGV Connect

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2023 39:13


This week's SGV Connect is the second in our “Reclaimers” series, focusing on the efforts of a group of formerly homeless activists in the El Sereno to be housed in formerly unoccupied homes owned by Caltrans. The first interview featured six Reclaimers who shared their personal stories on how they fell into homelessness, strived to be rehoused, and then life as a Reclaimer. The stories are powerful and raw. You can hear the podcast here, and read the transcript here. Today's podcast is the follow-up to that one. We are joined by Timothy Ivison with the United Caltrans Tenants Union and Kristina Meshelski, a leader with the local chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America and a philosophy professor at Cal State Northridge. This pair of activists have worked with and adjacent to the Reclaimer movement. A full transcript of this interview can be found here. SGV Connect is supported by Foothill Transit, offering car-free travel throughout the San Gabriel Valley with connections to the Gold Line Stations across the Foothills and Commuter Express lines traveling into the heart of Downtown L.A. To plan your trip, visit foothilltransit.org. “Foothill Transit. Going Good Places.” Sign-up for our SGV Connect Newsletter, coming to your inbox on Fridays, and catch past episodes of SGV Connect and #DamienTalks on LibSyn, iTunes, Google Play, or Overcast.

SGV Connect
SGV Connect 110 : The Reclaimers

SGV Connect

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023 69:07


We are Reclaimers because we have to because of desperation. - Benito, one of the Reclaimers living in El Sereno. SGV Connect is sponsored by Foothill Transit. Foothill Transit was not consulted about the content of this podcast and the views expressed are those of the participants and interviewer and may or may not be representative of the views of Foothill Transit, its board, or its staff. A couple of weeks ago, I had a chance to interview four of the El Sereno Caltrans Home Reclaimers: Benito, Marta, Ruby and Sandra. They were joined by two supporters, Roberto Flores and Franny Martinez. I thought the interview would be a standard SGV Connect, updating listeners to the status of the reclaimer movement and their own lives since our last update over a year ago. What happened instead was an hour and ten minute emotional discussion of their lives both as Reclaimers and previously as people experiencing homelessness, why they chose to occupy unoccupied Caltrans-owned properties, their current legal status, and what will happen if courts uphold an eviction notice they received last month. So we're doing things a little differently this time. We're skipping our regular introduction, and going right into the interview in the podcast. Below the embed, instead of the usual ad text is a story and summary of the interview which might be a little easier for folks to follow than the transcript (which you can read here if you choose.) On the night of March 14, 2020, the world was in crisis. The COVID-19 shutdowns were just starting to roll across California, and the long- and short-term future was looking cloudy. That evening a group of people experiencing homelessness, with the support of a team of activists and community members broke into unoccupied Caltrans-owned houses and (re)claimed them as a place to live for themselves and their families. Caltrans owns houses along the 710-corridor as part of their now-abandoned efforts to extend the 710 Freeway north from its current terminus. “I am from El Sereno. I saw these homes empty. And I always thought, ‘How come nobody does anything?', recounted Sandra. “I never connected the way how these homes were hoarded and how other people are homeless in their tents. But when somebody mentioned that we're going to squat in them, it totally makes sense….why hasn't somebody done this sooner?” At the time, nobody was exactly sure what would happen. Would the state police, LAPD or the Sheriffs show up and forcibly remove them? Would the chaos of the moment allow them to slip by unnoticed for a period of time? The initial reclaiming of the houses was meant as a statement about how unjust it was for so many houses to be unsettled when the homeless crisis locally, regionally and nationally was so large; but what would happen to the Reclaimers who were in the houses themselves? In the end, the Reclaimers were either allowed to stay or moved to different short-term housing while they awaited a chance to move into permanent housing. “The state and the whole world was in chaos,” recounts Marta of the day she moved in to her reclaimed home. “So they didn't take us out. Governor Newsom told the CHP to stand down and not do anything when we reclaimed. But then with that process came also an offer to HACLA [Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles] and PATH [People Assisting the Homeless] agency here in Los Angeles, to give us temporary housing.” Unfortunately, the story doesn't end there.  For over three years, the Reclaimers have signed leases with Caltrans, and had them expire without permanent housing offers. They created the El Sereno Community Land Trust to purchase as many of the homes as it could to offer to Reclaimers and others experiencing homelessness; but they found the Trust excluded from local planning by disgraced racist Councilmember Kevin DeLeon and state legislation by Senator María Elena Durazo. They have put in roots in the community, or deeper roots for those with a previous connection; but still received eviction notices for their temporary housing last month. Instead of a move into permanent housing, they find themselves fighting in court for the right to stay where they are. But while working with, or trying to work with, the government has proven difficult and frustrating, the Reclaimers have been buoyed by the support of a progressive community in Los Angeles, and with some education found that their physical neighbors would come to appreciate and welcome them as well. “It was a lot of misinformation,” recounts Marta of her first interactions with her new neighbors. “They were saying that the Reclaimers were not from El Sereno. The majority of the Reclaimers are actually from this community, from El Sereno…Another thing that they said [was that] there was a lot of other services, or other things, that the city provides…as Sandra said that she wasn't offered any.” Over time, things began to change.  “In getting to know the neighbors and also talking to them about this misinformation; some of them did change their minds, not all of them. And my experience with my current neighbors is really good,” she continued. “Soon as I moved in, they offered material help. I am a single mother of two daughters, and so they also offered, you know, just to keep an eye out and keep me and my daughter safe, which I totally am grateful for.” Which isn't to say it has been all smooth sailing in the interactions with the previously housed community. Benito is older, and his English isn't as smooth as the other Reclaimers in the interview. He contrasts his experiences with the community broadly with that of his physical neighbors. “I have one very good neighbor. And I have two neighbors who actually don't talk to me. I think they're confused. Because they are confused about the idea of ‘law and order.' …They are really good people. So they said they understand the homeless, but this is not a way to take the…to go in the house illegally.” Benito says. “Some neighbors are angry, but there are more neighbors on our side. Who opened the house for us? The neighbors. Who was bringing us food? The neighbors. Who was keeping guard in the street to keep us safe? The neighbors. The people.” Benito, like the other Reclaimers on the call, recounts the differences between life as an unhoused person on the street and life as a Reclaimer. In response to a question of, “Why?” His answer is simple.  “​​We are reclaimer because we have to…because of desperation,” he said. And part of that desperation, as Marta mentions above, is that the services offered by the city and county aren't sufficient to meet the needs of the mammoth unhoused population. Sandra and her family lived in a park as part of a large encampment near the Eastside Café where she, Marta, Franny and Roberto met to take part in the interview. The encampment was well known in the neighborhood and was politically controversial. In her months living in the encampment, she said she could not remember a time when social services reached out to offer help.  “Not one time. Not one time did someone come to offer me services,” Sandra recounted of her time in the park. But once the Reclaimers were in the house and the Governor ordered CHP to stand down, things changed. “I remember people were getting placed in hotels. But before that, they didn't even want to do a homeless count.” Which isn't to say the relationship between the Reclaimers and government agencies has been smooth. From basic annoyances - Ruby recounting how she often would have to “tell her life story” to multiple people from the same department over the course of a week - to larger ones; the first leases Reclaimers signed were described as “carceral” by the people who signed them. The road has been bumpy. Offers for more stable housing are often far away from where the Reclaimers currently live, which would take them away from support networks, medical care and jobs. “The houses are there.” Is a refrain you can hear repeatedly throughout the interview as the Reclaimers wonder why agencies seem intent on moving them away from the neighborhood they live in, and in many cases grew up in, instead of finding ways for them to stay where they are. The answer is simple. The city and county have designs for the “Caltrans homes” in El Sereno. DeLeon was a de facto spokesperson for the program but has shrunk to the background following the release of his racist diatribe in the “fed tapes” and his efforts to use redistricting to marginalize historically black communities. Streetsblog broke down the differences between DeLeon's plans and those offered by the community in an article last year. However, just because DeLeon is in the background doesn't mean the plans have changed. “Kevin De Leon's plans didn't go by the wayside,” explains Flores. “What happened is that HACLA is substituting in for Kevin de Leon and trying to legitimize the proposal.” The DeLeon/HACLA proposal has greater power behind it because of S.B. 51, authored by Senator Maria Elena Durazo, and signed into law last year. Among other things, the legislation disallows the selling of Caltrans housing to a co-op in El Sereno. Curiously, this provision of the legislation does not apply to properties in Pasadena and South Pasadena that are also owned by Caltrans and are part of the I-710 Corridor. “I'm really irritated with Maria Elena Durazo,” begins Ruby. “She's the image of, of what I once looked up to as an activist…somebody that was standing up for the marginalized, the unhoused, the immigrant, the hungry.” But after S.B. 51, that image changed.  “For what? For her to acquire this, this position in the state and all of a sudden to decide that that's not what El Sereno needs?.... By creating a bill that was going to leave Pasadena and Alhambra, good and allow them purchase the houses in their hood. But not El Sereno? Because we're Brown, we can't buy the houses?” While the Reclaimers have lived stressful lives, the urgency moved back into desperation when eviction notices arrived last month giving them three days to vacate their properties. The Reclaimers immediately took legal action to vacate the notice, but they face a dark short-term future should they fail in court. While there may not be a “Plan B” if they lose in court, going back to the streets is not an option. “You're going to have to take me out in handcuffs,” says Ruby. “But we're definitely not going to go back to the streets. I do not plan to go back to my car,” adds Sandra. “There is only ‘Plan A.' And that's to fight, fight, fight, fight,” finishes Benito. And if there's one message the Reclaimers would like to leave, it's that this movement isn't just about them. Their story, their struggle, will hopefully end with them permanently housed. But they also hope they are part of a larger struggle to improve conditions for unhoused people throughout the world by showing what is possible if governments' efforts are to truly help the unhoused become housed again. “We're not here to just occupy space, we want to create justice for not only for El Sereno, but I think for housing in general,” says Ruby. “This is a global epidemic at this point.” And the solution is for the government to work with the unhoused, and work with the Reclaimers instead of working around or even against them. “We want to see the government sitting down and negotiating with the Reclaimers,” concludes Fanny. “They should create a pathway in housing homeless people instead of criminalizing them. Because as we see, the homeless encampments are being gated. And that's a loud and clear response from the government saying, ‘We don't want you in the streets'…They need to sit down and negotiate with the Reclaimers and create a pathway with the Reclaimers to house homeless folks. Because who else better than the homeless people who reclaim these homes and make it into a house for themselves and their families and their kids?”

La Republica - Claro y directo
13.03.23 Y la lluvia caerá... ¿luego vendrá el sereno?

La Republica - Claro y directo

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2023 33:43


The LA Report
Three LAPD injured in Lincoln Heights shootout; Possible second suspect in El Sereno stabbing; California sues Huntington Beach over housing, city counters with lawsuit – The P.M. Edition

The LA Report

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2023 6:41


Tonight: California is suing Huntington Beach over housing requirements as the city fights back with a federal lawsuit; Three LAPD officers are in the hospital after they were injured during a gunfight in Lincoln Heights; The LAPD says there could be a second person involved in the fatal stabbing of a 17-year-old boy in El Sereno, and more. Support the L.A. Report by donating now at LAist.com/joinSupport the show: https://laist.com

Bill Handel on Demand
Handel on the News

Bill Handel on Demand

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2023 32:57


Wayne Resnick and Jennifer Jones Lee team up with Bill for Handel on the News! The mother of Anthony Avalos and her boyfriend have been found guilty of the 10-year-old's death. A 17-year-old straight-A student was fatally stabbed outside of a restaurant in El Sereno. And Highway 18 in the San Bernardino Mountains is being inspected for an avalanche threat.

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Greater LA
Facing eviction, ‘Reclaimers' of El Sereno fight to stay

Greater LA

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2022 23:30


Two years after they fought for the right to live in vacant, state-owned houses in El Sereno, a group of activists are facing eviction. They hope to stay in the houses for good. Democratic State Senator Sydney Kamlager has been elected to replace LA mayoral hopeful Karen Bass in Congress. Can she find her way in a divided Washington?

-Historias De Terror- HDT
- PEDRITO EL SERENO - |Historias De Terror| HDT

-Historias De Terror- HDT

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2022 8:43


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Cápsulas Para Comenzar Tu Día
El Sereno de la Noche

Cápsulas Para Comenzar Tu Día

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2022 4:08


Somos luz a los demás, enseñándoles de Cristo

Queer Mercado
Still Standing

Queer Mercado

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2022 20:42 Very Popular


¡Vámonos! Because in this podcast, you will be listening to LGBTQ+ vendors, artists, & creators that make up the Queer Mercado Community. You will get to hear their stories, motivations, and the many ways they contribute to their local communities. They are the magic of the Queer Mercado (QM).Get ready to listen to the love, passion, and dedication behind the QM with your host Gaudencio Márquez.In this episode, you will meet Angie Vizcaya, Founder of Diosa Glam, and Erick Solis, her associate. Diosa Glam is a vegan cosmetics and merch brand and they specialize in high-quality products made with love. DIOSA MEANS GODDESS♡Vegan AF♡Cruelty-Free♡Latina

Queer Mercado
Demanding Space

Queer Mercado

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2022 22:33


¡Vámonos! Because in this podcast, you will be listening to LGBTQ+ vendors, artists, & creators that make up the Queer Mercado Community. You will get to hear their stories, motivations, and the many ways they contribute to their local communities. They are the magic of the Queer Mercado (QM).Get ready to listen to the love, passion, and dedication behind the QM with your host Gaudencio Márquez.In this episode, you will meet Tina Arroyos, founder of Tina Latina.  Tina is an artist that works with resin, paper mache, and stained glass. In addition, Tina is a sculptor, and whatever she can get her hands on, she can make art with it.  Read more about Tina Latina here.This episode was recorded at The Goddess Mercado Boutique in El Sereno. YelpThank you for listening! This podcast has been made possible by the incredible leadership of our producer Xavier Mejia, our sponsors, Kaiser Permanente, REACH LA & a list of community backers, which you will see in the show notes.   Queer Mercado Theme Song:El Mercado by Hector Jose Ortiz and Rachael RodriguezRead about the Queer Mercado hereEmail: thequeermercado@gmail.comFollow us on Instagram @thequeermercadoTo tip The Queer MercadoTo tip mejia.tvPodcast Backers:Jessica AnconaAmy YeagerRachel BarbosaXimena MartinAaron SaenzMelissa DeSimoneMichelle RodriquezVictoria MartinezChris Garcia and Mick Ramos-GarciaLaw Office of Mario TrujilloMarisa MejiaAnnie MartinezArturo AviñaMario MontezMonique ManningJackie VarelaRobbin HuntingdaleTHANK YOU!!!!For those who haven't experienced the QM, we are a permanent market in EAST LA that happens every 3rd Saturday (10 - 4 pm) at the Hilda Solis Learning Academy. We are a vendor community composed of LGBTQ + artists, creators & business owners where we not only celebrate our cultura & our queerness, but we are also here to uplift and create economic opportunities for each other.  

Cocina Delirante
¡Ya nos cayó el sereno! Conoce qué es y aprende a hacer agua serenada en casa

Cocina Delirante

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2022 3:56


Desde el principio de los tiempos los #mexicanos hemos ido creando más y más técnicas en la vida cotidiana, desde el #Méxicoprehispánico y hasta la actualidad existen acciones que se han repetido con el pasar de los años, una de ellas es #serenarelagua

Prestame tu oreja!
Prestame tu oreja! T06 - E201

Prestame tu oreja!

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2022 54:59


Estrenamos la temporada 6! Desde Radio Colmena a todo el universo repartimos músicas diversas: Nuestro #discodelasemana es el gran Colores Santos de Cerati y Melero, a 30 años de su lanzamiento. Nos comimos un Mantecol con los Strokes en vinilo. Un homenaje con honores al gran Taylor Hawkins en #cidicitos . Descubrimos lo nuevo de El Sereno en el #anderdelasemana y nos tiramos de cabeza al fin de semana con Blur en riguroso vinilo. Dale play!

Simply Surviving: Urban Farming w/Trish
El Sereno Community Garden

Simply Surviving: Urban Farming w/Trish

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2021 23:31


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Sojourner Truth Radio
Bill Gallegos & Omar Moreno On Delivery Workers & The Coronavirus Crisis

Sojourner Truth Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2020 15:39


Today on Sojourner Truth: The latest and analysis of the stimulus legislation now being debated in the Senate. Our guest is Dr. Eileen Appelbaum, Co-Director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, DC. Increasingly, we are all becoming dependent on deliveries of food and other essential goods to our homes during the coronavirus crisis. What risks are those working in the delivery industry taking to make our lives easier now? How are they being protected? We speak with Omar Moreno, a warehouse worker and driver for the United Parcel Service (UPS), and Bill Gallegos, a longtime Chicano Liberation and environmental justice activist. Also, under the banner of "The Reclaimers," the occupation of city-owned houses by those who are homeless or housing insecure continue in the El Sereno neighborhood of East Los Angeles. Our guests are Ruby Gordillo, a 33-year-old Angeleno with three children, and Roberto Flores, a lifelong fighter for social justice and co-founder of the Eastside Cafe in Los Angeles.

The Social Primate Podcast
EP29: ...Warriors, Come Out and Play with Claudia Lara

The Social Primate Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2020 54:16


In this week's episode Claudia Lara, community activist and instructor at the Warriors Community Self Defense in El Sereno, a community based program designed to empower marginalized communities by providing self-defense teachings, joins me to talk about the art of Jiu Jitsu, embracing our cultural roots, and the importance of creating spaces made for the people, by the people. ------ Website: http://www.warriorscsd.com/ Music: Murderdatt - Drippin' Gold https://soundcloud.com/murderdatt --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/social-primate-podcast/support

Sojourner Truth Radio
Sojourner Truth Radio: April 10, 2019 - Poor People's Campaign Truth & Poverty Tour Hearing

Sojourner Truth Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2019 56:42


Today on Sojourner Truth: We are sad to announce the death of internationally-known peace activist and longtime KPFK programmer, Blase Bonpane. We dedicate today's show to Blase and will let you know when we do a memorial special on his remarkable life. Our hearts go out to his loved ones. We bring you voices from a Poor People's Campaign hearing held in the Bay Area of California on Saturday, April 6. The hearing is part of a national Poor People's Campaign Emergency Truth and Poverty tour, which kicked off in 30 states nationally on Monday, April 1. Throughout the tour, residents impacted by systemic racism, poverty, ecological devastation, the war economy and militarism are given a platform. Elected officials are invited to come and listen, but not to speak. The Poor People's Campaign, which points out that there are over 140 million poor and low-income residents in the United States, has declared a national state of emergency. Along with rampant poverty and inequality, this emergency also includes the fossil fuel invasion of Indigenous lands, the destruction of the environment, systemically racist police institutions, military expansion across the globe and the growth of the private prison system. All of these issues, according to the Poor People's Campaign, form part of the real national emergency. As the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II put it, "these are not left or right, but moral issues that must be addressed." Also, we continue our coverage of National Poetry Month with a poem from Ron Baca, a Chicano poet based in El Sereno, East Los Angeles. His poem is dedicated to Marcos at Homeboy Industries and is called Homeboy 101.

Sojourner Truth Radio
News Headlines: April 10, 2019

Sojourner Truth Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2019 4:45


Today on Sojourner Truth: We are sad to announce the death of internationally-known peace activist and longtime KPFK programmer, Blase Bonpane. We dedicate today's show to Blase and will let you know when we do a memorial special on his remarkable life. Our hearts go out to his loved ones. We bring you voices from a Poor People's Campaign hearing held in the Bay Area of California on Saturday, April 6. The hearing is part of a national Poor People's Campaign Emergency Truth and Poverty tour, which kicked off in 30 states nationally on Monday, April 1. Throughout the tour, residents impacted by systemic racism, poverty, ecological devastation, the war economy and militarism are given a platform. Elected officials are invited to come and listen, but not to speak. The Poor People's Campaign, which points out that there are over 140 million poor and low-income residents in the United States, has declared a national state of emergency. Along with rampant poverty and inequality, this emergency also includes the fossil fuel invasion of Indigenous lands, the destruction of the environment, systemically racist police institutions, military expansion across the globe and the growth of the private prison system. All of these issues, according to the Poor People's Campaign, form part of the real national emergency. As the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II put it, "these are not left or right, but moral issues that must be addressed." Also, we continue our coverage of National Poetry Month with a poem from Ron Baca, a Chicano poet based in El Sereno, East Los Angeles. His poem is dedicated to Marcos at Homeboy Industries and is called Homeboy 101.

Sojourner Truth Radio
¡Blase Bonpane Presente!

Sojourner Truth Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2019 4:06


Today on Sojourner Truth: We are sad to announce the death of internationally-known peace activist and longtime KPFK programmer, Blase Bonpane. We dedicate today's show to Blase and will let you know when we do a memorial special on his remarkable life. Our hearts go out to his loved ones. We bring you voices from a Poor People's Campaign hearing held in the Bay Area of California on Saturday, April 6. The hearing is part of a national Poor People's Campaign Emergency Truth and Poverty tour, which kicked off in 30 states nationally on Monday, April 1. Throughout the tour, residents impacted by systemic racism, poverty, ecological devastation, the war economy and militarism are given a platform. Elected officials are invited to come and listen, but not to speak. The Poor People's Campaign, which points out that there are over 140 million poor and low-income residents in the United States, has declared a national state of emergency. Along with rampant poverty and inequality, this emergency also includes the fossil fuel invasion of Indigenous lands, the destruction of the environment, systemically racist police institutions, military expansion across the globe and the growth of the private prison system. All of these issues, according to the Poor People's Campaign, form part of the real national emergency. As the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II put it, "these are not left or right, but moral issues that must be addressed." Also, we continue our coverage of National Poetry Month with a poem from Ron Baca, a Chicano poet based in El Sereno, East Los Angeles. His poem is dedicated to Marcos at Homeboy Industries and is called Homeboy 101.

Sojourner Truth Radio
Honoring Dolores Huerta Day

Sojourner Truth Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2019 3:51


Today on Sojourner Truth: We are sad to announce the death of internationally-known peace activist and longtime KPFK programmer, Blase Bonpane. We dedicate today's show to Blase and will let you know when we do a memorial special on his remarkable life. Our hearts go out to his loved ones. We bring you voices from a Poor People's Campaign hearing held in the Bay Area of California on Saturday, April 6. The hearing is part of a national Poor People's Campaign Emergency Truth and Poverty tour, which kicked off in 30 states nationally on Monday, April 1. Throughout the tour, residents impacted by systemic racism, poverty, ecological devastation, the war economy and militarism are given a platform. Elected officials are invited to come and listen, but not to speak. The Poor People's Campaign, which points out that there are over 140 million poor and low-income residents in the United States, has declared a national state of emergency. Along with rampant poverty and inequality, this emergency also includes the fossil fuel invasion of Indigenous lands, the destruction of the environment, systemically racist police institutions, military expansion across the globe and the growth of the private prison system. All of these issues, according to the Poor People's Campaign, form part of the real national emergency. As the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II put it, "these are not left or right, but moral issues that must be addressed." Also, we continue our coverage of National Poetry Month with a poem from Ron Baca, a Chicano poet based in El Sereno, East Los Angeles. His poem is dedicated to Marcos at Homeboy Industries and is called Homeboy 101.

Sojourner Truth Radio
Homeboy 101 By Ron Baca

Sojourner Truth Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2019 3:54


Today on Sojourner Truth: We are sad to announce the death of internationally-known peace activist and longtime KPFK programmer, Blase Bonpane. We dedicate today's show to Blase and will let you know when we do a memorial special on his remarkable life. Our hearts go out to his loved ones. We bring you voices from a Poor People's Campaign hearing held in the Bay Area of California on Saturday, April 6. The hearing is part of a national Poor People's Campaign Emergency Truth and Poverty tour, which kicked off in 30 states nationally on Monday, April 1. Throughout the tour, residents impacted by systemic racism, poverty, ecological devastation, the war economy and militarism are given a platform. Elected officials are invited to come and listen, but not to speak. The Poor People's Campaign, which points out that there are over 140 million poor and low-income residents in the United States, has declared a national state of emergency. Along with rampant poverty and inequality, this emergency also includes the fossil fuel invasion of Indigenous lands, the destruction of the environment, systemically racist police institutions, military expansion across the globe and the growth of the private prison system. All of these issues, according to the Poor People's Campaign, form part of the real national emergency. As the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II put it, "these are not left or right, but moral issues that must be addressed." Also, we continue our coverage of National Poetry Month with a poem from Ron Baca, a Chicano poet based in El Sereno, East Los Angeles. His poem is dedicated to Marcos at Homeboy Industries and is called Homeboy 101.

Sojourner Truth Radio
Poor People's Campaign Truth & Poverty Tour Hearing - Bay Area

Sojourner Truth Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2019 33:26


Today on Sojourner Truth: We are sad to announce the death of internationally-known peace activist and longtime KPFK programmer, Blase Bonpane. We dedicate today's show to Blase and will let you know when we do a memorial special on his remarkable life. Our hearts go out to his loved ones. We bring you voices from a Poor People's Campaign hearing held in the Bay Area of California on Saturday, April 6. The hearing is part of a national Poor People's Campaign Emergency Truth and Poverty tour, which kicked off in 30 states nationally on Monday, April 1. Throughout the tour, residents impacted by systemic racism, poverty, ecological devastation, the war economy and militarism are given a platform. Elected officials are invited to come and listen, but not to speak. The Poor People's Campaign, which points out that there are over 140 million poor and low-income residents in the United States, has declared a national state of emergency. Along with rampant poverty and inequality, this emergency also includes the fossil fuel invasion of Indigenous lands, the destruction of the environment, systemically racist police institutions, military expansion across the globe and the growth of the private prison system. All of these issues, according to the Poor People's Campaign, form part of the real national emergency. As the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II put it, "these are not left or right, but moral issues that must be addressed." Also, we continue our coverage of National Poetry Month with a poem from Ron Baca, a Chicano poet based in El Sereno, East Los Angeles. His poem is dedicated to Marcos at Homeboy Industries and is called Homeboy 101.

Sojourner Truth Radio
Sojourner Truth Radio: April 9, 2019 - Reflections On Haiti, Chicano Poetry By Ron Baca

Sojourner Truth Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2019 58:50


Today on Sojourner Truth: We continue coverage of our recent trip to Haiti, where the Sojourner Truth team covered the graduation of students from the University of the Aristide Foundation, known as UNIFA. Also, we visited La Saline, in Haiti's Port-au-Prince, where residents say the worst massacre since the brutal Duvalier years took place. The massacres began in November 2018 and are continuing. They are being wrongly reported by mainstream media as resulting from gang warfare and we are told they occur with the knowledge and support of the U.S.-backed Haitian government of Jovenel Moise. Our guests are Judith Mirkinson, President of the National Lawyers Guild in the Bay Area, and Seth Donnelly, a human rights campaigner and teacher in Palo Alto, California. They were part of a human rights delegation to Haiti. We spoke to them while on the ground in Haiti about their experiences. Also, we celebrate National Poetry Month, which is marked in April annually in the United States and Canada. The Academy of American Poets kicked off the month-long celebration in 1996 in order to create awareness and appreciation of poetry. They took inspiration from Black History Month, which is celebrated in February, and Women's History Month, which is celebrated in March. The push to promote National Poetry Month " including the works of Black Women poets like Maya Angelou, Alice Walker and Gwendolyn Brooks " has proven to be successful. Many educators and librarians in the United States have embraced the initiative, including it in their school curriculums and lesson plans. And according to a 2017 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts conducted by the National Endowment of the Arts, the number of poetry readers in the United States has nearly doubled in the past five years, from 6.7 percent of U.S. adults in 2012 to nearly 12 percent in 2017. That means 28 million people read a poem in 2017, the highest number since the first survey was first conducted 16 years ago. In honor of National Poetry Month, we hear from Ron Baca, a teacher and Chicano poet who grew up in Boyle Heights, East Los Angeles and is now based in El Sereno, East Los Angeles.

Sojourner Truth Radio
News Headlines - April 9, 2019

Sojourner Truth Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2019 5:28


Today on Sojourner Truth: We continue coverage of our recent trip to Haiti, where the Sojourner Truth team covered the graduation of students from the University of the Aristide Foundation, known as UNIFA. Also, we visited La Saline, in Haiti's Port-au-Prince, where residents say the worst massacre since the brutal Duvalier years took place. The massacres began in November 2018 and are continuing. They are being wrongly reported by mainstream media as resulting from gang warfare and we are told they occur with the knowledge and support of the U.S.-backed Haitian government of Jovenel Moise. Our guests are Judith Mirkinson, President of the National Lawyers Guild in the Bay Area, and Seth Donnelly, a human rights campaigner and teacher in Palo Alto, California. They were part of a human rights delegation to Haiti. We spoke to them while on the ground in Haiti about their experiences. Also, we celebrate National Poetry Month, which is marked in April annually in the United States and Canada. The Academy of American Poets kicked off the month-long celebration in 1996 in order to create awareness and appreciation of poetry. They took inspiration from Black History Month, which is celebrated in February, and Women's History Month, which is celebrated in March. The push to promote National Poetry Month " including the works of Black Women poets like Maya Angelou, Alice Walker and Gwendolyn Brooks " has proven to be successful. Many educators and librarians in the United States have embraced the initiative, including it in their school curriculums and lesson plans. And according to a 2017 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts conducted by the National Endowment of the Arts, the number of poetry readers in the United States has nearly doubled in the past five years, from 6.7 percent of U.S. adults in 2012 to nearly 12 percent in 2017. That means 28 million people read a poem in 2017, the highest number since the first survey was first conducted 16 years ago. In honor of National Poetry Month, we hear from Ron Baca, a teacher and Chicano poet who grew up in Boyle Heights, East Los Angeles and is now based in El Sereno, East Los Angeles.

Sojourner Truth Radio
Judith Mirkinson & Seth Donnelly On Humanitarian & Human Rights Crisis In Haiti

Sojourner Truth Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2019 16:10


Today on Sojourner Truth: We continue coverage of our recent trip to Haiti, where the Sojourner Truth team covered the graduation of students from the University of the Aristide Foundation, known as UNIFA. Also, we visited La Saline, in Haiti's Port-au-Prince, where residents say the worst massacre since the brutal Duvalier years took place. The massacres began in November 2018 and are continuing. They are being wrongly reported by mainstream media as resulting from gang warfare and we are told they occur with the knowledge and support of the U.S.-backed Haitian government of Jovenel Moise. Our guests are Judith Mirkinson, President of the National Lawyers Guild in the Bay Area, and Seth Donnelly, a human rights campaigner and teacher in Palo Alto, California. They were part of a human rights delegation to Haiti. We spoke to them while on the ground in Haiti about their experiences. Also, we celebrate National Poetry Month, which is marked in April annually in the United States and Canada. The Academy of American Poets kicked off the month-long celebration in 1996 in order to create awareness and appreciation of poetry. They took inspiration from Black History Month, which is celebrated in February, and Women's History Month, which is celebrated in March. The push to promote National Poetry Month " including the works of Black Women poets like Maya Angelou, Alice Walker and Gwendolyn Brooks " has proven to be successful. Many educators and librarians in the United States have embraced the initiative, including it in their school curriculums and lesson plans. And according to a 2017 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts conducted by the National Endowment of the Arts, the number of poetry readers in the United States has nearly doubled in the past five years, from 6.7 percent of U.S. adults in 2012 to nearly 12 percent in 2017. That means 28 million people read a poem in 2017, the highest number since the first survey was first conducted 16 years ago. In honor of National Poetry Month, we hear from Ron Baca, a teacher and Chicano poet who grew up in Boyle Heights, East Los Angeles and is now based in El Sereno, East Los Angeles.

Sojourner Truth Radio
Chicano Poet Ron Baca Shares His Work

Sojourner Truth Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2019 30:15


Today on Sojourner Truth: We continue coverage of our recent trip to Haiti, where the Sojourner Truth team covered the graduation of students from the University of the Aristide Foundation, known as UNIFA. Also, we visited La Saline, in Haiti's Port-au-Prince, where residents say the worst massacre since the brutal Duvalier years took place. The massacres began in November 2018 and are continuing. They are being wrongly reported by mainstream media as resulting from gang warfare and we are told they occur with the knowledge and support of the U.S.-backed Haitian government of Jovenel Moise. Our guests are Judith Mirkinson, President of the National Lawyers Guild in the Bay Area, and Seth Donnelly, a human rights campaigner and teacher in Palo Alto, California. They were part of a human rights delegation to Haiti. We spoke to them while on the ground in Haiti about their experiences. Also, we celebrate National Poetry Month, which is marked in April annually in the United States and Canada. The Academy of American Poets kicked off the month-long celebration in 1996 in order to create awareness and appreciation of poetry. They took inspiration from Black History Month, which is celebrated in February, and Women's History Month, which is celebrated in March. The push to promote National Poetry Month " including the works of Black Women poets like Maya Angelou, Alice Walker and Gwendolyn Brooks " has proven to be successful. Many educators and librarians in the United States have embraced the initiative, including it in their school curriculums and lesson plans. And according to a 2017 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts conducted by the National Endowment of the Arts, the number of poetry readers in the United States has nearly doubled in the past five years, from 6.7 percent of U.S. adults in 2012 to nearly 12 percent in 2017. That means 28 million people read a poem in 2017, the highest number since the first survey was first conducted 16 years ago. In honor of National Poetry Month, we hear from Ron Baca, a teacher and Chicano poet who grew up in Boyle Heights, East Los Angeles and is now based in El Sereno, East Los Angeles.

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El Sereno

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2018 78:27


El Sereno Episodio 177 Gerry y Zam recuerdan los mejores momentos de El Sereno, las grandes personalidades que desfilaron en cabina, las múltiples predicciones que hicieron en poco más de tres años y todos los temas concentraron más de 150 episodios con pura cultura urbana.

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Recomendaciones de patineta

El Sereno

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2018 44:35


El Sereno Episodio 176 Llega un episodio más de El Sereno y esta vez, Gerry trae las mejores recomendaciones para comprar una patineta para aquellas personas que piensen regalarle una sus hijos o las quieran retomar el skate.

El Sereno
Dekadenzia

El Sereno

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2018 56:46


El Sereno Episodio 175: El Sereno recibe en cabina a una de las marcas más chidas de skateboarding en México llamada "Lítica Griptape" para hablar sobre su proyecto en video "Dekadenzia" y el increíble arte de sus lijas.

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Capitulo 58: Duendes, jugo de cebolla y el sereno

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2018 62:55


Esta semana don Daniel hizo un esfuerzo sobrehumano y se levantó de su lecho de enfermo para venir a grabar, porque se debe a su público de fieles auditorios. Además, hicimos un versus de grandes personajes de la radio y tv, por lo que esperamos que nos dejen sus comentarios al respecto. Saludos, Memo